ITALY VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	77,068	2	62,633	+ 14,434
Coronary Heart Disease	2	71,705	1	97,116	- 25,411
Diabetes Mellitus	3	52,113	8	19,836	+ 32,277
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	44,339	9	16,339	+ 28,000
Prostate Cancer	5	33,081	20	8,409	+ 24,672
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	23,052	7	21,254	+ 1,798
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	22,867	3	41,445	- 18,577
Breast Cancer	8	19,056	10	13,868	+ 5,187
Endocrine Disorders	9	18,708	18	8,431	+ 10,277
Kidney Disease	10	18,496	11	12,726	+ 5,771
Other Injuries	11	15,737	12	12,112	+ 3,625
Lung Disease	12	14,799	5	32,382	- 17,584
Hypertension	13	14,428	6	29,931	- 15,503
Skin Disease	14	12,510	38	1,440	+ 11,070
Lymphomas	15	10,175	16	9,670	+ 504
Lung Cancers	16	8,553	4	34,152	- 25,599
Inflammatory/Heart	17	7,818	24	5,531	+ 2,287
Pancreas Cancer	18	7,764	13	12,095	- 4,330
Violence	19	6,482	50	409	+ 6,074
Leukemia	20	5,830	21	6,728	- 899
HIV/AIDS	21	5,642	46	520	+ 5,122
Stomach Cancer	22	5,553	14	10,252	- 4,699
Cervical Cancer	23	5,521	40	1,154	+ 4,367
Other Neoplasms	24	5,177	15	9,984	- 4,807
Road Traffic Accidents	25	4,703	30	3,221	+ 1,483
Liver Disease	26	4,577	23	5,559	- 982
Uterin Cancer	27	4,247	33	2,198	+ 2,049
Oral Cancer	28	3,581	27	3,343	+ 238
Congenital Anomalies	29	3,579	37	1,443	+ 2,136
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	3,472	57	241	+ 3,231
Parkinson's Disease	31	3,283	19	8,428	- 5,145
Ovary Cancer	32	3,111	28	3,282	- 170
Liver Cancer	33	2,884	17	9,620	- 6,736
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,842	43	690	+ 2,152
Asthma	35	2,603	47	494	+ 2,110
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,307	34	2,045	+ 262
Anemia	37	2,233	35	1,672	+ 560
Epilepsy	38	1,885	39	1,337	+ 548
Bladder Cancer	39	1,879	22	6,711	- 4,832
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,370	36	1,622	- 252
Falls	41	1,324	25	4,222	- 2,899
Low Birth Weight	42	1,058	51	357	+ 700
Birth Trauma	43	1,042	59	140	+ 902
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	931	42	701	+ 230
Meningitis	45	865	60	128	+ 738
Alcohol	46	811	55	277	+ 534
Skin Cancers	47	790	29	3,239	- 2,449
Poisonings	48	413	58	154	+ 259
Malnutrition	49	396	41	775	- 380
Osteoarthritis	50	392	48	481	- 89
Suicide	51	355	26	4,042	- 3,686
Hepatitis B	52	325	54	334	- 9
Drug Use	53	297	45	654	- 357
Dengue	54	273	81	0	+ 273
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	235	32	2,216	- 1,980
Maternal Conditions	56	231	67	6	+ 225
Drownings	57	221	52	344	- 123
Upper Respiratory	58	209	64	20	+ 188
Schizophrenia	59	206	49	424	- 218
Tuberculosis	60	203	53	336	- 133
Multiple Sclerosis	61	151	44	677	- 525
Fires	62	113	56	271	- 158
Oral conditions	63	112	62	47	+ 65
Syphilis	64	78	69	4	+ 73
Appendicitis	65	65	61	49	+ 17
War	66	6	66	6	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	73	1	- 0
Measles	68	0	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	63	22	- 22
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	65	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	3	- 3
Chagas disease	80	0	72	1	- 1
Chlamydia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	68	5	- 5
Hepatitis C	83	0	31	2,451	- 2,451
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Barbados

Italy

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.